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In Egypt, every family is suffering from the deteriorated schooling and university system of the Mubarak regime. What families want most of all is to secure a good education for their children.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Children Education Egypt Every Families Family Good Good Education Most Regime Schooling Secure Suffering System University Want

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Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious - but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance. Women made up nearly half my class at university, and my senior academic adviser there was a woman. In Alexandria, my friends were Christians and Muslims.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Academic Adviser Alexandria Although Christians Class Culture Deeply Faith Friends Half Made Moderation Muslims Nearly Religious Remained Revolution Secular Senior Tolerance University Up Were Woman Women

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The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifist parties are a real force in the Egyptian society.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Brotherhood Egyptian Force Muslim Parties Real Society

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The family's dream was to see me receive a high degree abroad and to return to become a university professor - on the door to my study room, a sign was placed reading 'Dr. Ahmed,' even though I was still far from becoming a doctor.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Abroad Become Becoming Degree Doctor Door Dr Dream Even Family Far High Me Placed Professor Reading Receive Return Room See Sign Still Study Though University

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As a boy, it was clear that my inclinations were toward the physical sciences. Mathematics, mechanics, and chemistry were among the fields that gave me a special satisfaction.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Among Boy Chemistry Clear Fields Gave Mathematics Me Mechanics Physical Satisfaction Sciences Special Toward Were

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Although there exist in the world today some microbes of the soul, such as discrimination and aggression, science was and still is the core of progress for humanity and the continuity of civilization.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Aggression Although Civilization Continuity Core Discrimination Exist Humanity Progress Science Some Soul Still Today World

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Personally, I have been enriched by my experiences in Egypt and America, and feel fortunate to have been endowed with a true passion for knowledge.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: America Been Egypt Endowed Enriched Experiences Feel Fortunate Knowledge Passion Personally True

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From the dawn of history, science has probed the universe of unknowns, searching for the uniting laws of nature.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Dawn History Laws Nature Science Searching Universe Unknowns

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It turns out all molecular and biological systems have speeds of the atoms move inside them; the fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations, and this speed is about a kilometre per second.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: About Atoms Biological Determined Fastest Inside Molecular Move Out Per Possible Second Speed Speeds Systems Them Turns Vibrations

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I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoints and things of that sort.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Am Computers Experts Media New New Media Sort Things Time Working I Am

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Scientist

Born: February 26th, 1946

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